Sentences with phrase «includes economic goals»

If the measure we need is one that includes economic goals generally, then it should include questions of distribution.

Not exact matches

Goal no. 8, on decent work and economic growth, calls for an endeavor «to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation,» and includes «equal pay for equal work.»

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

The performance goals upon which the payment or vesting of any Incentive Award (other than Options and stock appreciation rights) that is intended to qualify as Performance - Based Compensation depends shall relate to one or more of the following Performance Measures: market price of Capital Stock, earnings per share of Capital Stock, income, net income or profit (before or after taxes), economic profit, operating income, operating margin, profit margin, gross margins, return on equity or stockholder equity, total shareholder return, market capitalization, enterprise value, cash flow (including but not limited to operating cash flow and free cash flow), cash position, return on assets or net assets, return on capital, return on invested

Other members of the delegation, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Larry Kudlow, who heads the National Economic Council, appear more inclined to strike deals that would accomplish the president's goal of reducing the gap between what America imports from China and what it sells to the country, and thus head off the risk of an escalating trade war.

NEXUS» goal is for its members to achieve higher returns with less risk than typical angel investments by utilizing a model combining the business acumen of NEXUS members with Florida's community resources — including the vast university system and regional economic development programs.

What's more, the revenues can be used by provinces and territories to advance climate and / or economic goals, including helping vulnerable households to adjust and businesses to remain globally competitive while making the low carbon transition.

While the local government's ultimate goal will be to encourage economic growth, they will be able to manage this by greater experimentation with procurements and partnerships with non-state actors, including social organisations and private enterprises.

«I'm proud to include this item in my 2015 Opportunity Agenda as it represents another step forward in our goal of growing economic opportunity for New Yorkers.»

The main goal of the protestors is against Wall Street corruption and greed, but the group has rallied against a number of other issues, including unemployment, economic inequality, college tuition rates, police brutality, health care and even the execution of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis.

But the new criterion lists nine «national goals» that projects should strive to advance «collectively,» including increasing national security and economic competitiveness.

It includes information submitted by a wide range of UN agencies on human, socio - economic and environmental impacts as part of a drive to provide a more comprehensive, UN-wide policy brief for decision makers on the interplay between weather, climate and water and the UN global goals.

If we expand the scope of reform efforts «to include the social, economic, racial, and political contexts of students» lives, we'll surely be more successful,» she writes, taking care not to be dismissive of those goals, but noting how «their collective impact leaves me limp and rudderless, rather than inspired.

Kopp shows some awareness of the absurdities of her own experiences — including a «fundraising schedule [that] shuttled me between two strikingly different economic spheres: our undersourced classrooms and the plush world of American philanthropy» — but she fails to grasp that this very gap is what makes her stated goal of equality unachievable.

Most district and school goal statements include such familiar purposes as preparing students for economic self - sufficiency, fostering civic engagement in the community, and promoting equal opportunity and individual well - being.

Qatar recognises the economic importance of tourism, and one of QTA's goals is to provide the industry, investors and hotel developments with accurate information and market data, including well - defined visitor, economic and market statistics.

He pledged last year to extract by the end of 2008 a shared long - term goal of this sort from the dozen or so countries responsible for 85 percent of emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat - trapping gases — including established economic powers and emerging giants led by China and India.

The United States is insisting on «aspirational» goals, saying that's the only way to draw in fast - growing powerhouses like China and India, and without them making commitments of some kind, emissions will continue rising (and Congress will also balk at approving any new pact that doesn't include emerging economic competitors).

In quieter corners, including at environmental groups focused on energy and climate policy as well as land preservation, the goal has never been a ban, but instead a push to create the set of rules, policies, revenue flows and relationships that give the greatest social and economic benefits with the least risk of environmental regrets.

Science and technology have extraordinary potential to help America achieve a broad range of national goals, including sparking economic growth and job creation; allowing Americans to live longer, healthier lives; developing clean sources of energy that reduce our dependence on foreign oil; and protecting our environment.

To meet our nation's economic and environmental goals, America needs a comprehensive energy policy that draws on our nation's diverse energy supplies, including renewable and alternative sources such as energy recovery from plastics.

From these studies, a complex range of factors, including behavioural economics (Grothmann and Patt, 2005), national aspirations and socio - political goals (Haddad, 2005), governance, civil and political rights and literacy, economic well - being and stability, demographic structure, global interconnectivity, institutional stability and well - being, and natural resource dependence (Adger and Vincent, 2005), are all emerging as powerful determinants of vulnerability and the capacity to adapt to climate change.

Such policies are likely to help manage the risks of climate change while also enabling societies to pursue other high priority goals around the world — including clean air and water, access to reliable, affordable energy, and economic progress for all people.

The LDN conceptual framework focuses on the goal of LDN and the supporting processes required to deliver this goal, including biophysical and socio - economic aspects, and their interactions.

-- The Secretary of Energy is authorized to provide grants to organizations to conduct business competitions that provide incentives, training, and mentorship to entrepreneurs, including minority - owned and woman - owned, and early stage start - up companies throughout the United States to meet high priority economic, environmental, and energy security goals in areas to include energy efficiency, renewable energy, air quality, water quality and conservation, transportation, smart grid, green building, and waste management.

In fact, while I don't like making predictions, I do see reasons to be concerned that even educating poor people in this country (girls included) will become less and less of a shared goal — especially if our economic prosperity flounders.

By setting modest carbon reduction goals and providing maximum compliance flexibility, including carbon reductions achieved through increased use of natural gas and nuclear, the Clean Power Plan established a balance of environmental and economic development goals.

This includes pursuing many obviously humanitarian objectives for their own sake as well as promoting our liberal enlightenment goals of free markets, maximum economic growth, democracy, the rule of law and individual freedom.

The INDC outlines several national adaptation goals, including development of a national adaptation plan, integration of climate risk reduction into key economic sectors, and strengthening of key institutions.

Instead, the goals should be to promote relevant areas of knowledge beyond just technical understanding of climate science that include understanding of the social, institutional, ethical, and economic dimensions of the debate along with familiarity with the costs and benefits of a range of policy proposals.

Meanwhile, the Sustainable Development Goals will also tackle the main causes of vulnerability, including the reduction of inequality, the empowerment of women, and the attainment of sustainable economic growth — and climate change.

But just how much renewables, nuclear, and gas will mix to make up for the coming coal retirements will depend on a number of variables, including economic factors and whether the CPP goals are extended to 2040.

To help meet that goal, California is implementing numerous measures, including standards for renewable energy, a policy to scale up the use of clean fuels, requirements and incentives to increase the use of electric vehicles, and a flexible market - based cap on carbon emissions that creates economic incentives for major carbon polluters to cut their emissions.

Michael Powell, a Baltimore lawyer representing business and industry on the panel, said he agreed to the new goal because it included continuing economic safeguards.

These 17 Goals build on the successes of the Millennium Development Goals, while including new areas such as climate change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption, peace and justice, among other priorities.

Align with wider policy goals including economic, energy, resources and transport policy objectives.

The Renewable Fuel Standard has impeded important State goals, including maintaining affordable food and fiber prices, with resulting economic disruptions.

Center for American ProgressWith other smaller changes in global emissions projections — including a decrease due to the recent economic downturn and reduced emissions from deforestation and loss of peat lands — the high - end abatement path so far from the Copenhagen Accord commitments leaves us only 5 gigatons short of the 44 gigaton goal by 2020 — two - thirds of the reductions needed to achieve climate safety (Figure 3).

176.1 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations establishing programs and other measures for the use of economic and financial instruments and market - based approaches, including without being limited to emissions trading, for the purposes of maintaining or improving existing environmental standards, protecting the environment and achieving environmental quality goals in a cost effective manner.

Professor Taylor attributes this development to many factors, including the need for lower - tiered schools to maintain revenue by (wittingly or unwittingly) using diversity to help accomplish this goal, as well as elite law schools using the economic downturn as an opportunity to focus more on admitting students with the highest LSAT scores.

The goal of a tanker truck accident claim is to recover full compensation for both economic and non-financial losses, including pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of wages and future earning capacity, or the wrongful death of your family member.

The goals of FOCUS include reducing and preventing incidents of crime by addressing social and economic determinants of safety, instead of relying exclusively on heavy - handed policing.

He replied that the parties» reasonable expectations include what their intentions were when they entered into the contract (i.e., to ensure the continued economic viability of both CAFC and Mr. Bhasin's businesses; a goal undermined by a termination of the Agreement in bad faith).

Sustainable Community Development Clinic - Engage in economic development projects, both on behalf of clients and on behalf of the public interest, with a goal of increasing social justice and social enterprise in a range of substantive areas including land use, housing, local food, and healthy communities.

(12) Educational objectives — The goal to promote respect for and encourage observance of traffic laws and traffic safety responsibilities of driver education and citizens; reduce traffic violations; reduce traffic - related injuries, deaths, and economic losses; and motivate development of traffic - related competencies through education, including, but not limited to, Texas traffic laws, risk management, driver attitudes, courtesy skills, and evasive driving techniques.

A comprehensive approach is needed that includes the development of Indigenous capacity to achieve economic and social goals in a sustainable and culturally appropriate way.

The policy goals of the Office of Indigenous Policy expressly apply to these negotiations and include co-ordinating Indigenous economic development policy; developing options to improve the social well being and living conditions of Indigenous Territorians; and the development of effective Indigenous governance and capacity building to develop sustainable communities.

It includes 80 items divided in seven dimensions: emotional wellbeing (satisfaction, self - concept, stress absence); interpersonal relationships (interactions, relationships and supports); material wellbeing (economic status, employment and living place situation); personal development (education, emotional competence and performance); physical wellbeing (health, everyday activities, health care services and free time); self - determination (autonomy, goals / values, choices); social inclusion (integration and participation in the community, community roles and social supports), and rights (legal / human rights).

To address the intersection between economic deprivations and broader development goals, including health and well - being, governments, aid agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have begun to include economic strengthening interventions as part of their core programming.

However it is important that the IEDS also include the flexibility to allow Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to pursue their own approaches to economic development including their individual aspirations and the development goals of communities.